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Exterior of the Cable Office on the Marina, Lagos; a radio mast stands at the left; a group of three people stands at the gate

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Collection consists chiefly of photographic prints and slides documenting early 20th century Nigeria.

Dates

  • 1930 - 1972

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

To inquire about access to this collection, please contact the Herskovits Library at africana@northwestern.edu.

Extent

From the Collection: 96 Boxes

From the Collection: 4 trunks

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

General

Location: Nigeria

The Cable Office stood on the Marina, west of Cable Street

License number of the automobile at the right is K1719

Related to the article "What happens when you send a cable," Nigeria issue 27, pages 4-12

Originally contained in an envelope (7N:4:t/DW_03017) with the caption "Cable & wireless. Used in Ludin (?)"

Item category: Building exteriors

Library Details

Part of the Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies Repository

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